| Copley, William Nelson, 1919-1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Artist Dealer/Gallery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1919-1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Sugar Loaf Key | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | FL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | New York, NY; Paris, France; Beverly Hills, CA; Chicago, IL; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
William Nelson Copley was an artist, dealer and collector. Copley was married six times, five of which ended in divorce, his last wife, Cynthia Gooch survived him. Copley collected Surrealist works of art with his second wife, the former Noma Ratner, and in 1953,they formed the William and Noma Copley Foundation, which later became known as the Cassandra Foundation. The Copley collection included work by Hans Bellmer, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, René Magritte and Man Ray. Most of the Copley collection was sold at auction (Sotheby's Nov. 5, 1979). Some of the works were placed on long-term loan or donated to museum. |
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| decades | 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1980-1990 |
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